"The logic is equally applicable to an old, illiterate, ailing person who is unable to comprehend the nature of the document or the contents thereof. It should
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"The Respondent-Bank is not supposed to preserve the records relating to disciplinary proceedings of the Respondent for eternity. If the order of the Industrial Tribunal is
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"Processual law is not to be a tyrant but a servant, not an obstruction but an aid to justice. Procedural prescriptions are the handmaid and not
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"Exclusion of interest is not an absolute one and it is a conditional exclusion only... in order to invoke the exclusion clause, the Insurance Company
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"The objective of granting interim/permanent alimony is to ensure that the dependent spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy on account of the failure
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"In reference to offence under section 138 of N.I. Act read with section 147 of the said Act, the parties are at liberty to compound
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"Where the applicant is faced with an adverse award, the threshold for obtaining interim protection becomes much higher... the applicant must demonstrate existence of exceptional
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"Lapse on the part of the petitioner (A1) while uploading documents of 742 beneficiaries deserves to be treated, at the most, only as dereliction of duty
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"Nature and frequency of these transactions, viewed in conjunction with the amounts involved in the remaining transfers, indicate that they were gratuitous payments exchanged between spouses
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"Although presence of a Magistrate is not absolutely necessary for recording of a dying declaration but to ensure authenticity and credibility, it is expected that
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"The non-use of the registered trademark by a proprietor would not, ipso facto, deprive or disentitle a registered proprietor from exercising the right to sue
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"When nothing objectionable is recovered from the body of the Raiding Officer and a deposition to that extent is available from the evidence of the
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"There is no infraction in deferring the meeting before it has commenced. The bar under Section 24(2)(h) of the Act against adjournment applies only once
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"Public Prosecutor must independently apply his mind, assess investigation progress, and justify further detention of the accused. He is not a mere forwarding authority; his report must clearly
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"It is abundantly clear that the complaint lodged on behalf of the partnership firm through its partner satisfies the requirement of Section 142 of the
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"When both sides have adduced evidence, the question of burden of proof dwindles into insignificance. The defense contention of having affixed signatures on blank papers is found to
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Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that Motor Accident Claims Tribunals should allow applications by insurance companies to subpoena Investigating Officers when the
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"Irrespective of his period of working under the Appellant, his previous experience in the same line of work in other industries cannot be overlooked. In
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"It is settled law that plaint cannot be rejected in part, against one defendant and in respect of a particular suit schedule property. Court has
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"Order of taking cognizance suffers from two illegalities viz., it bears no application of mind and cognizance is taken against public servants without there being a sanction
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"Sentencing cannot be reduced to a purely retributive exercise divorced from the factual matrix of the case and the overall circumstances of the offender," Supreme
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"The prolonged incarceration generally militates against the most precious fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and in such a situation, the conditional
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"Formal non-communication of the grant order for execution of mining lease does not therefore diminish the accrued and vested right of the concession holder," Supreme
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"It is a settled position of law that a registered Sale Deed carries with it a formidable presumption of validity and genuineness. Registration is not
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"Amendment therefore did not merely clarify the existing law but introduced a substantive alteration in the legal consequences attached to such transfers," Supreme Court, in
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"Assessment of compensation in cases of permanent disability cannot be undertaken by mechanically applying the percentage of physical disability as the percentage of economic loss,"
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"A stationary vehicle occupying the road in the dead of night without any warning indication poses an evident hazard to road users," Supreme Court, in
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"The adjudication of compensation in the present matter cannot be viewed in sterile mathematical terms alone detached from human element underlying such claims. It concerns
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"The availability of funds must be proved with reference to the relevant point of time and not by relying upon financial documents generated long after
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"It is settled that for claiming an equitable relief such as that of specific performance, the conduct of the party claiming it must be beyond
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"Scheme of the election law in this country as well as in England is that no significance should be attached to anything which does not
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"The SPE having been conferred jurisdiction only to investigate offences punishable under the Act of 1988, Sections 409, 420 and Chapter XVIII of the Penal
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"It was in public interest that the marks of candidates be revealed so as to put a quietus to the said aspect... the Court on
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"High Court, therefore, could not have undertaken such exercise of seeking to compensate one party at the cost of the other without any prayer being
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"Use of the words ‘may be’ before ‘made’ signifies the legislative intent of not making clause (d) of Section 59 subject to the existing regulations,"
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"The primary right of movement under Article 19(1)(d) is the Fundamental Right to Walk, a right that precedes the right to move on wheels and this
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"Citizen’s fundamental right to walk on a demarcated footpath is primary and shall have priority over movement by motorised vehicles," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling
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"State, as a model employer, is justified in reserving certain categories of posts for such persons so that they are not compelled to compete with
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"Every year of delay meant a year of lost seniority, lost emoluments, and lost dignity for these women. The human cost of institutional non-compliance
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"Non-maintenance of record is springboard for commission of offence of foeticide, not just a clerical error," Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that the maintenance of
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"The logic is equally applicable to an old, illiterate, ailing person who is unable to comprehend the nature of the document or the contents thereof. It should
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"The Respondent-Bank is not supposed to preserve the records relating to disciplinary proceedings of the Respondent for eternity. If the order of the Industrial Tribunal is
read more
"Processual law is not to be a tyrant but a servant, not an obstruction but an aid to justice. Procedural prescriptions are the handmaid and not
read more
"Exclusion of interest is not an absolute one and it is a conditional exclusion only... in order to invoke the exclusion clause, the Insurance Company
read more
"The objective of granting interim/permanent alimony is to ensure that the dependent spouse is not reduced to destitution or vagrancy on account of the failure
read more
"In reference to offence under section 138 of N.I. Act read with section 147 of the said Act, the parties are at liberty to compound
read more
"Where the applicant is faced with an adverse award, the threshold for obtaining interim protection becomes much higher... the applicant must demonstrate existence of exceptional
read more
"Lapse on the part of the petitioner (A1) while uploading documents of 742 beneficiaries deserves to be treated, at the most, only as dereliction of duty
read more
"Nature and frequency of these transactions, viewed in conjunction with the amounts involved in the remaining transfers, indicate that they were gratuitous payments exchanged between spouses
read more
"Although presence of a Magistrate is not absolutely necessary for recording of a dying declaration but to ensure authenticity and credibility, it is expected that
read more
"The non-use of the registered trademark by a proprietor would not, ipso facto, deprive or disentitle a registered proprietor from exercising the right to sue
read more
"When nothing objectionable is recovered from the body of the Raiding Officer and a deposition to that extent is available from the evidence of the
read more
"There is no infraction in deferring the meeting before it has commenced. The bar under Section 24(2)(h) of the Act against adjournment applies only once
read more
"Public Prosecutor must independently apply his mind, assess investigation progress, and justify further detention of the accused. He is not a mere forwarding authority; his report must clearly
read more
"It is abundantly clear that the complaint lodged on behalf of the partnership firm through its partner satisfies the requirement of Section 142 of the
read more
"When both sides have adduced evidence, the question of burden of proof dwindles into insignificance. The defense contention of having affixed signatures on blank papers is found to
read more
Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that Motor Accident Claims Tribunals should allow applications by insurance companies to subpoena Investigating Officers when the
read more
"Irrespective of his period of working under the Appellant, his previous experience in the same line of work in other industries cannot be overlooked. In
read more
"It is settled law that plaint cannot be rejected in part, against one defendant and in respect of a particular suit schedule property. Court has
read more
"Order of taking cognizance suffers from two illegalities viz., it bears no application of mind and cognizance is taken against public servants without there being a sanction
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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